Health care providers’ perceptions regarding antimicrobial stewardship programs (AMS) implementation—facilitators and challenges: a cross-sectional study in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 184)

Characteristics	Group	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	103	56.0
Gender	Female	81	44.0
Age (year)	Less than 30	103	56.0
	31–40	56	30.4
	41 and above	25	13.6
Nationality	Saudi	154	83.7
Nationality	Non-Saudi	30	16.3
Region	Eastern of Saudi Arabia	178	96.7
Region	Others	6	3.3
Profession	Nurses	20	10.9
	Physicians	65	35.3
	Pharmacists	99	53.8
Country of last professional degree	Saudi Arabia	149	81.0
Country of last professional degree	Others	35	19.0
Working hours (per day)	Less than 8 h	50	27.2
Working hours (per day)	8 h and more	134	72.8
Years of practice	Less than 3 years	68	37.0
	3–6 years	50	27.2
	6–10 years	36	19.6
	More than 10 years	30	16.3
Average of CME (continuous medical education) hours/year	Less than 20	53	28.8
Average of CME (continuous medical education) hours/year	20 and above	131	71.2

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